Government

Flynn Trump

What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?

Michael Flynn is out, but until there’s an investigation by Congress, we’re at the mercy of intelligence leaks for the story.

Feb 14, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Journalists watch GOP debate

The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media

Trump wants to give his corporate allies full control of our media ecosystem. A people-powered movement demanding an open and free Internet is what it will take to stop him.

Feb 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Greenhouse Gases

Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan

Purist objections scuttled Washington State’s market-friendly carbon tax plan in November. Let’s not let that happen at the national level.

Feb 14, 2017 / Blog / Charles Komanoff

mark pocan

Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment

Progressive Caucus Vice Chair Mark Pocan says the president must resolve “direct conflicts in both domestic and foreign policy” or face constitutional consequences.

Feb 13, 2017 / John Nichols

Mar-a-lago Club

Donald Trump Is Selling Access to the ‘Winter White House’ for $200,000 Donald Trump Is Selling Access to the ‘Winter White House’ for $200,000

Sensitive national-security operations are being conducted in plain view of Mar-a-Lago club members and guests.

Feb 13, 2017 / George Zornick

Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon

The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression

Twenty-one states are now considering new laws to make it harder to vote.

Feb 13, 2017 / Ari Berman

Republicans laugh

This Is How the Republican Party Plans to Destroy the Federal Government This Is How the Republican Party Plans to Destroy the Federal Government

The Overthrow Project existed before Trump, but it may not survive his presidency.

Feb 13, 2017 / Blog / Herbert J. Gans

Boycotting Ivanka’s Brand Annoys Donald Trump—but Does It Achieve Anything Else?

Boycotting Ivanka’s Brand Annoys Donald Trump—but Does It Achieve Anything Else? Boycotting Ivanka’s Brand Annoys Donald Trump—but Does It Achieve Anything Else?

An easy, painless boycott—followed by easy, painless shopping.

Feb 11, 2017 / Amy Wilentz

Trump and Shinzo Abe

Shouldn’t We Know Who Else Is at the ‘Winter White House’? Shouldn’t We Know Who Else Is at the ‘Winter White House’?

Trump intends to spend a lot of time at Mar-a-Lago. Who is paying to stay with him?

Feb 10, 2017 / George Zornick

Donald Trump

Everything Trump Did in His Third Week That Actually Matters Everything Trump Did in His Third Week That Actually Matters

While Trump tried to get tough on crime and suffered two major legal defeats, one of his top advisers appeared to violate ethics rules. 

Feb 10, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter and George Zornick

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